Industrial Systems and CAD (SICAD)

Responsible: Dr. Aurelio Vega Martínez

UNESCO Code: 3307

SL5.1: Methods for the design of integrated systems on chip and industrial embedded systems

T1: Modeling and implementation of integrated systems on chip

The complexity of Systems on Chip (SoC) has led to the development of description models, hardware and software co-design, and high-level synthesis: ESL and TLM levels. These models and design flows are mostly based on standardization around schemes derived from C++ and SystemC such as TLM. The most interesting applications are found in video coding for handheld and portable devices in electronic multimedia communications via wireless telecommunication networks and in industrial data communications in sensor networks and industrial networks.

T2: Embedded systems in integrated chip systems and industrial systems

Addresses the problems of hardware and software design of embedded systems for industrial communications, as well as the integrated management of real-time industrial control networks. Optimized solutions are analyzed, studied, and developed for use in interface systems with field buses based on SoC, DSPs, and general-purpose microcontroller circuits.

T3: Methods of manufacturing electronic systems

The manufacturing and testing of current complex electronic systems that combine multilayer printed circuits and tiny electronic devices with a high number of interconnections (BGA, uBGA, CSP, QFN) require the most modern techniques for the design, assembly, soldering, and testing of devices. Different soldering strategies and methods are studied, analyzed, and tested, aiming for the selective reuse of electronic components.